Lesson Plans: Bailey Rainey Constellations- Lesson Plan
This lesson plan helps students better recognize a few famous constellations. It will also allow students to interact with each other about their own constellations and opinions. Size and Distance of Planets Lesson Plan
This lesson plan helps students understand the size and distance of the planets. They will investigate concepts of size and distance by creating basic models. Lift off into space
This lesson plan allows students to understand the history of the space race and exploration.
Websites: Bailey Rainey The Solar System
This website lets kids click on different planets to learn about it. Virtual Star Explorer
An Astronomy game that lets kids drive their spaceships around, and explore stars. 10 THINGS ABOUT EARTH
This website tells students about Earth. It is from NASA.
After researching the nine planets of our solar system and the sun, the students will be able to describe the in detail characteristics of the planets, sun, and starts of our solar system.
Lesson Plans: Jaime Eversole People and Space
In this activity, students learn about astronauts and what they eat in space. They get to make dehydrated food and try it. Inventors and Inventions 2: Air and Space
In this lesson, student will make paper airplanes and modify them to fly better. They will relate this to spacecrafts and how they fly. Classroom Planetarium
In this lesson, students make their own planets. The lesson says 9 planets, but we'll explain why Pluto is no longer a planet. They basically make paper mache planets.
Websites: Jaime Eversole http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
This website allows the teacher to expand his or her knowledge on the solar system. It also gives a visual of the solar system. http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
This website allows kids to explore the solar system on their own and read about the different planets and moons. It has sounds and effects that would catch their attention. http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/solar.html
This website allows teachers to visit different links for content on the solar system. It also provides lesson plan and activity links.
Constellations- Lesson Plan
This lesson plan helps students better recognize a few famous constellations. It will also allow students to interact with each other about their own constellations and opinions.
Size and Distance of Planets Lesson Plan
This lesson plan helps students understand the size and distance of the planets. They will investigate concepts of size and distance by creating basic models.
Lift off into space
This lesson plan allows students to understand the history of the space race and exploration.
Websites: Bailey Rainey
The Solar System
This website lets kids click on different planets to learn about it.
Virtual Star Explorer
An Astronomy game that lets kids drive their spaceships around, and explore stars.
10 THINGS ABOUT EARTH
This website tells students about Earth. It is from NASA.
Lesson Plans: Kelsey Shreve
This lesson plan introduce students to planetary research and familiarize them with the planets and their features.
After researching the nine planets of our solar system and the sun, the students will be able to describe the in detail characteristics of the planets, sun, and starts of our solar system.
In this activity, you'll investigate the concepts of relative size and distance by creating a basic model of our solar system.
Websites: Kelsey Shreve
http://mistupid.com/astronomy/solarsystem.htm
This website allows students to click on planets and see facts about that planet.
http://pds.jpl.nasa.gov/planets/
This website shows pictures taken by NASA of all the planets.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/our_sun.htm
This website also allows students to click on the planets but get more interesting facts and materials on each planet.
Lesson Plans: Jaime Eversole
People and Space
In this activity, students learn about astronauts and what they eat in space. They get to make dehydrated food and try it.
Inventors and Inventions 2: Air and Space
In this lesson, student will make paper airplanes and modify them to fly better. They will relate this to spacecrafts and how they fly.
Classroom Planetarium
In this lesson, students make their own planets. The lesson says 9 planets, but we'll explain why Pluto is no longer a planet. They basically make paper mache planets.
Websites: Jaime Eversole
http://solarsystem.nasa.gov/planets/index.cfm
This website allows the teacher to expand his or her knowledge on the solar system. It also gives a visual of the solar system.
http://www.kidsastronomy.com/solar_system.htm
This website allows kids to explore the solar system on their own and read about the different planets and moons. It has sounds and effects that would catch their attention.
http://edtech.kennesaw.edu/web/solar.html
This website allows teachers to visit different links for content on the solar system. It also provides lesson plan and activity links.